Milk contaning/having colostrum or obtained in the period between ten days before or twelve days after giving birth is considered unfit for human consumption.

Thanks for the idea! but what about the reference? should I explicit who's givingbitrth i.e., the cow milk?

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If you have been speaking of cow's milk throughout the piece, then it would not be necessary now to specify that you mean cow's milk, as opposed to goat's milk, or cow's milk as opposed to all milk (including that of human mothers -- whch would make no sense!) I think it is very clear that you are referring to the milk derived from the animal that is giving birth.

I will say, though, that many people consider such milk to be particularly nutritious.

Colostrum is the more "scientific" term for both human and animal milk produced during this period, and as people move further and further away from rural experience, it is the only term that many know. "Beestings" (which is beest-ings, and not bee-stings!), or "beestlings" or "beest-milk" is rural English dialect for the milk of cows that have recently given birth. This is an old term, but like "milch cow" or "setting hen" it would probably not be understood by many modern, urban people. I would therefore go with the more widely understood (that is, more widely understood by people who do not milk cows!) "colostrum".

Colostrum is the more "scientific" term for both human and animal milk produced during this period, and as people move further and further away from rural experience, it is the only term that many know. "Beestings" (which is beest-ings, and not bee-stings!), or "beestlings" or "beest-milk" is rural English dialect for the milk of cows that have recently given birth. This is an old term, but like "milch cow" or "setting hen" it would probably not be understood by many modern, urban people. I would therefore go with the more widely understood (that is, more widely understood by people who do not milk cows!) "colostrum".

Colostrum is the more "scientific" term for both human and animal milk produced during this period, and as people move further and further away from rural experience, it is the only term that many know. "Beestings" (which is beest-ings, and not bee-stings!), or "beestlings" or "beest-milk" is rural English dialect for the milk of cows that have recently given birth. This is an old term, but like "milch cow" or "setting hen" it would probably not be understood by many modern, urban people. I would therefore go with the more widely understood (that is, more widely understood by people who do not milk cows!) "colostrum".

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Very interesting! thanks for your explanation from a native speaker's viewpoint!